In this article, I discuss basic lacrosse skills. If you are new to the sport or have considered playing in the past, hopefully, I can encourage you to give it a try. Lacrosse is a fast and fun sport that anyone can play. You don’t really need any experience or advanced skills to pick up a lacrosse stick and begin playing! By the end of this article, you should be able to identify your own lacrosse skills and know the name of each skill for reference.
Cradling
Cradling is one of the basic Lacrosse skills. You can cradle the ball when you are in possession of the ball and want to keep it away from your opponent. In order to cradle, you need to hold the stick with two hands and make sure that one hand is on top of the other one.
You should also make sure that you have a firm grip on both handles and that your wrists are bent inwardly. The best way to cradle is to hold the stick with both hands at an angle so that you can place the ball between them. This will help you protect it from being taken away by your opponents.
You need to hold this position until your teammate gets close enough for you to pass it off or shoot at the goal successfully!
Scooping
It is actually a catch and release move, where you catch the ball with your stick, then release it from your stick to throw or pass. Scooping is a very important part of the game because you need to be able to scoop balls in order to throw and catch them.
Scooping does not just apply to catching and throwing but also passing. When you scoop the ball for passing, it allows for better control and accuracy when throwing or passing the ball. The reason for this is that when scooping, you are bringing back more energy into your stick which allows for more force behind your passes/throws.
Throwing and catching
Throwing and catching are important because they’re used to pass the ball around on the field.
To throw a lacrosse ball, you have to make sure it’s on your stick in the right position so that it goes straight when you release it. Then you put your throwing hand down on top of the ball and pull back with your stick before releasing it in an arc over your head.
Catching is pretty much the same thing—you hold your stick in both hands, point it up at an angle, and catch the ball with your stick.
